Articles About Village Council

• Village Council takes next steps in manager search process

  By Reilly DixonNovember 2, 2026

  

  According to a proposal issued to Council earlier this month, Pracademic’s manager search process will take 10 to 12 weeks — longer if necessary — and will cost $24,500. That amount includes Pracademic’s professional services, recruitment advertising, background investigations, reference checks and additional due diligence.

• Village Council votes to accept Burns’ resignation, agreements

  By Reilly DixonOctober 1, 2026

  

  At the most recent Village Council meeting, Monday, Sept. 21, Village Council members voted affirmatively to accept the resignation of Village Manager Johnnie Burns, as well as to approve separation and consultation agreements with him.

• Village Council approves $55k for interim Village manager services

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 14, 2026

  

  At the most recent Village Council meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 8, Village Council approved several pieces of legislation in connection with outgoing Village Manager Johnnie Burns’ resignation, which he announced at a special meeting last month.

• Clerk, Council members offer village manager updates

  By YS News StaffAugust 25, 2026

  

  Several days after Village Manager Johnnie Burns’ announcement of his resignation at a special Village Council meeting, Friday, Aug, 21, questions remain village-wide about what comes next; some new details have emerged early this week, including a statement from the Village Council president and vice-president.

• Yellow Springs Village Manager Johnnie Burns resigns

  By Reilly DixonAugust 21, 2026

  

  At a special Village Council meeting on Friday morning, Aug. 21, Village Manager Johnnie Burns announced his resignation, ending his more than 12 years spent working for the Village of Yellow Springs.

• Local governing bodies hold joint meeting — growth, levies and taxes broached

  By Reilly DixonAugust 6, 2026

  

  For the first time in over three years, representatives from all three local governmental bodies — Village Council, Yellow Springs Board of Education and Miami Township Board of Trustees — gathered in one room. The goal of the two-hour meeting held Thursday, July 9, was to discuss ways the three groups could work more closely and collaboratively on matters of development, finances and, more generally, small-town cohesion.

• Lawson Place nets financial, social dividends

  By Reilly DixonJuly 22, 2026

  

  The Village of Yellow Springs has retained control of the Lawson Place apartment complex and has functioned as the de facto manager of the property — dealing with its occupancy and maintenance, rents and renovations, tenant complaints and unit improvements.

• Village Council approves building permit fee hikes

  By Reilly DixonJuly 13, 2026

  

  At Village Council’s most recent regular meeting, Monday, July 6, the group approved two pieces of legislation to update the Village’s building permit fee schedule.

• Village Council renews affordable housing efforts for Glass Farm

  By Reilly DixonJuly 6, 2026

  

  Owned by the Village since 1974 and located in the northwest reaches of Yellow Springs, the 42-acre Glass Farm has been the locus of conservation and housing-related discussions and debates for several decades.

• Village Council approves smoke shop moratorium

  By Reilly DixonJune 9, 2026

  

  Passed as an emergency ordinance and taking effect immediately, the moratorium will last 180 days and stops the issuance of any use, zoning and building permits, as well as certificates of occupancy for new smoke shops.